Broom.



H. W. JUDEVINE.

BROOM.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6, 1913.

1,1 33,035. Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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HENRY W. JUDEVINE, 0F EDGAR SPRING-8,1VEISSOURI.

BROOM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 6, 1913. Serial No. 799,603.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY W. JUDEVINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Edgar Springs, in the county of Phelps and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brooms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved broom and the principal object of this invention is to eliminate certain objections found in other brooms and to provide a broom which will be light and durable One of the improvements resides in the provision of an improved head block which is so constructed that it is slidably connected with the side bars and can not become detached from the same when the broom is in use.

Another improvement resides in the manner of constructing the upper ends of the portion of the handle from splitting.

Another improvement resides in the manner of removably connecting the straw clamps with the side bars so that they can be adjustably connected with the side bars,

without the side bars being weakened by slots.

Another improvement resides in an improved bridge plate for connecting the lower ends of the side bars to provide means for locking a nut carried by a screw threaded through the bridge plate. My former patent has been found lacking in these respects when put to practical use and these improvements have therefore been provided to overcome the objections noted.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved broom with the handle broken away; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 with the straw clamps at one side broken away; Fig.

5 is a transverse sectional View taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 2 with the straw clamps removed. Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 6-6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line 7-7 of Fig. 1.

This broom is provided with a'handle 10 which is of the usual length, andis preferably provided at its upper end with some means, such as an opening 11, formed transmay be suspended from a nail when not in use, and thus prevent the straws of the broom from getting out of shape. The lower-end portion of the broom handle is provided with a slot 12 to receive the upper ends of the cover straws 13 so that these cover straws will be securelyheld in place within the handle and do notneed to be placed around the lower-end portion of the handle and secured by means of wire. The broom 14 which is of the ordinary straw construction is connected with thebroom handle by the improved fastening means which Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

' versely through the handle so that the broom forms the subject matter of this invention and is of the usual size provided in brooms.

The straws of the broom, shown in Fig. 1, have their lower-end portions removed, since the securing device does not extend beyond that portion of the'broom which is usually provided with cords to hold the broom in the proper shape.

I The side bars 15 have their upper-end portions 16 curved, as shown in Fig. 7, so that they will be strengthened and lie close about the lower-end portion of thebroom handle. Securing rivets 17 are passed through the broom handle to secure the side bars, and the rivet 18 extends through the handle between the rivets 17 at right angles thereto to brace the broom handle and prevent the lowerend portion from splitting. The side bars have their lower ends rolled inwardly to form sleeves 19 and have their lower-end portions rigidly connected by means of the bridge plate 20 which has end arms 21 secured to the side bars by means of the bolts 22. The central portion of the bridge plate is bent to form the pocket 22 which acts as a lock for the nut 23 mounted upon the adjusting bolt 24 which passes through the bridge plate to adjust the posi- This head block 15 is formed from a strip of material which has its end I portions twisted and bent to form clamping arms 26 which fit about the side bars 15 as shown in Fig. 5 and thus slidably mount the head block. It will thus be seen that since the head block prevents the side bars from spreading the side bars can not become detached from the head block and permit the broom to spread and get out of shape. After the broom straws have been put in place, the adjusting screw 24 is turned to move the head block upwardly and securely clamp the straws between the block and the lower end of the broom handle, as shown in Fig. 2. It is desired to have the broom straws held firmly in the desired position and l have therefore provided straw clamps which are somewhat similar to those shown in my former patent but connected with the side bars in an improved manner. T he improved clamping element, which is to a certain extent permanently connected with the side bars, comprises the side rods 27 which are formed from resilient wire and have their end portions bent to form eyes 28. These wires 27 extend through the sleeves 19 and are bent as shown in Fig. 3 so that the rods will be securely held in place and prevented from moving longitudinally through theeyes 19. Clips .29 which are formedfrom unresilient wire have their end hooks 30 extending through the eyes 28 to connect the end portions of the rods 27 and hold the broom straws in the desired position.'

The-removable clamps 31 and 32 for the broom straws are formed from resilient wires which are bent .to' form substantially U-shaped clamps having their end portions bent to formhoolrs 33 so that the clamps can be removably and adjustably connected with the side bars 15. One set of clamps is positioned above the head block 25 and the second set is positioned between the head block and clamping rods 27. By adjusting the clamps 31 and 32 the straws of the broom can be compressed as much as desired and will be securely held in the desired position sothat the broom will not be spread out of shape when in use. By using this type of adjustable clamps, it is not necessary toprovide slots in the side bars which would tend-to weaken the same and therefore these side bars can be formed of light metal.

lVhen assembling this broom, the straws are passed through the space between the head block and the lower end of the broom handle and the cover straws are inserted into the slot 12. After the adjusting screw 2& has been tightened to securely clamp the straws between the head block and broom handle, the broom straws are bent downwardly so that they extend between the rods 27. The clips 29 are then connected with the rods to securely hold the straws in the desired position and the clamps 31 and 32 are then put in place. lhese clamps are of such length that the straws must be compressed slightly in order to connect the clamps with the side bars and it will thus be seen that when the clamps are released, the expansion of the straws will hold them in tight engagement with the side bars. It should also be noted that the free ends of the clamps normally extend in diverging relation so that they will have to be compressed slightly when putting them in place, and that this will therefore cause a frictional engagement between the hooks and the side bars. When the straws of the broombecome worn so that a new broom is necessary, the clamps and clips can be easily removed and the head bloclr then released so that the straws can be removed and new ones put in place. It will thus be seen that the same handle can be used over again, and therefore a great saving accomplished.

A broom has thus been provided which will be very durable, and which will not readily spread out of shape when in use. An improved clamp has also been provided which is so constructed that its parts will remain in their normal position and can not work out of place after the broom has been used for some time. It. should also be noted that the clamp is so constructed that i may be formed of relatively light material, and that this clamp is so constructed that a worn broom head can be easily removed and a new one put in place.

What is claimed is:

1. A cleaning'devioe comprising a handle, carrying elements extending'from said handle, a clamping element positioned between said carrying elements and having its end portions extending about said carrying elements and means for releasably holding said clamping element in an adjusted po' sition.

2. A cleaning device comprising a handle, side bars carried by said handle, a head block positioned between said bars and formed from a strip having its end portions bent to form clamps extending about said side bars to slidably mount said head bloclr, a cleaning member extending between said side bars and between said head block and broom handle, and means for holding said head block in an adjusted position to tightly clamp said cleaning member between said head block and handle.

In testimony whereof I affix m signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY WV. JUDEVlb ll itnesses W. T. Cox, B. L. MAon.

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